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I have some catching up to do here. Now with a temporary fix to the budget, witch expires at the end of this week, we were able to get some things done. I've got two weeks of pics to get this thread up to speed, I was tied up without much time to post.

To start off with a shot or two of NKP 514s heart transplant.
   

   

And now to the bulk of the work.... The generator cleaning and brush change out on 664 is now compete.     We have a few members that read this thread that have done this before and know all about the two sets of brush holders that are nearly impossible to reach. If you are looking at the generator from the compressor end they sit at about the 6 and 7 0'clock position. If the human body was built with an extra joint between the wrist and elbow with a set of eyes in your fingertips it wouldn't be so bad, but we will have to make do with what mother nature decided we need. I did manage to cobble together a new tool to help with this task.
   
One person reaches under the generator with the steve'o'matic , hooks the brush holder with the Ty-wrap and pulls it open. The other person is now able to insert the new brush from the other side . The notch in the other end can be used to push the holders open, this helps a bunch in some instances. This thing worked great , just wish I thought of it sooner.

Another project going on in 664's cab is the rebuild on the window regulators. In this pic the fireman's seat and sidewall have been removed, as well as the window glass and guts. They cleaned, lubed, and replaced with new window tracks. The engineers side will be next